Roosevelt Island Soccer Ball Recovered From East River

I was walking by the playground on the West Channel promenade next to PS/IS 217 last night at dusk. It was a beautiful night and lots of people were out relaxing, biking, talking and just hanging out having a good time.

There was a group of kids kicking around a soccer ball in the playground. The ball got away from inside the playground, rolled past the promenade and bounced over the railings into the East River.

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Two kids quickly went after the ball and jumped over the railing on to the rocks trying to retrieve the ball from the water.

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Fortunately, the East River current pushed the ball back to the rocks.

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The boys were able to recover the ball and resume playing.

There was a happy ending but it could have ended differently if the boys slipped into the East River.